The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people ...

The Hawai‘i Department of Health announced Wednesday a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the number ...

Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease transmitted by the female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. The same vector ...

Infected mosquitoes spread the chikungunya virus through their bites. The main transmitters are the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species. The same 2 species of mosquitoes also transmit dengue.

The EMA said that there have been sporadic cases incidents of onward transmission by infected travellers after their return, mainly in Southern Europe where the Aedes albopictus species of ...

However, in 2023, a surge in local transmission of dengue by Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito) has been seen in Europe. After feeding on a infected person, the virus replicates in the mosquito midgut ...

Each of these meteorological factors influence the life cycle of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which are responsible for the spread of dengue. “Rainfall creates breeding sites ...

This has been partly due to viral adaptations allowing the virus to spread more easily via Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Transmission often persists in countries where large parts of the population ...